The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Criterion Collection (2-Disc Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Criterion Collection (2-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Review: Just a little late
Summary: 4 Stars
DVD was fine, but I got it the day after Christmas! Luckily my daughter got so many gifts that she enjoyed getting one the day after all her others!Movie Review: This movie is great!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is great. It has comedy, drama and suspense. I'm going to be looking at the soundtrack soon too. Some people don't like it, but I love it. I guess it just depends on personal tastes. Overall, a good buy.Movie Review: An Excellent Film.
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is one of the best I've seen in quite some time. This is a film everyone should see. All the roles are played perfectly. The camera work is superb. The story ranges from excellent dry humor, to almost bringing you to tears. The bonus disc has a wealth of interesting material, and gives you a great inside look.Movie Review: Better than Darjeeling Limited....
Summary: 4 Stars
I originally saw this at the theater and thought it was okay. But saw it again (due to my disappointment with his new movie) and my opinion has changed. I think this movie is vastly underrated I bought the criterion DVD and I have to say the picture looks fantastic on my 42 inch plasma, kudos to criterion for doing a great transfer. Also, Anderson's persistent use of wide angles makes for great images on the flat screen. I think Anderson should use his talent for meticulous set design which is so rich in this movie, and consider doing a sci-fi movie. I think the result would be incredible. By the way, the DVD menu makes a great screen saver with a cutout of the Belafonte and the little dolphins floating around.
As for what makes this movie work for me the second time around: Bill Murray, David Bowie's music, and the deadpan humor. There is a scene late in the movie between Jeff Goldblum and Bill, after the pirates have attacked and Bill (Steve Zissou) is at the mercy of his arch-enemy Hennessey (Goldblum) because his ship is dead in the water. The tension that has been building between the two finally comes to climax in a restrained but hilarious way. Watch what Goldblum does to Zissou's new pet. Funny. YOu need to be an active audience with Anderson's movies. They challenge you because you must pay attention to the character's ulterior motives which are revealed through subtext (and set design).
Suffice to say, I rediscovered other such scenes which had me laughing (trust me it's hard to make me laugh). Like the Big Lebowski, which I didn't like at first but came to realize had many layers of themes to explore, so my feelings are the same for this movie.
I think this movie is Kafkaesque in the sense, that the humor is derived from horrible circumstances and character's trapped by their own insecurities...give it a second chance.
Movie Review: Exremely underrated
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is extremely underrated. As Rushmore and The Royal Tennebaums it's about fathers or paternal figures coming to terms with their resentful sons, but this one, even more than Rushmore, it's about trying to mantain your spirit as you grow old. The best scene: when Murray finds the jaguar shark and says "... I wonder if he remembers me", and everyone caresses him. The Sigur Ros song is a great touch.
You know what: we will remember you Zissou, you're that great!